Mind is a MetaphorMetaphors Database by Brad Pasanekhttp://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors
"The Heart must be Tabula Rasa, white Paper to his Pen, soft Wax to his Seal: Let him write upon me what he pleaseth, and make what Impressions he pleaseth upon me."Work: A Sermon Preach'd at the Ordination of Mr. Atkinsonhttp://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/10875
http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/10875"Nature has therefore endued us with a MIDDLE FACULTY, wonderfully adapted to our MIXED State, which holds partly of Sense and partly of Reason, being strongly allied to the former, and the common Receptacle in which all the Notices that come from that quarter are treasured up, and yet greatly su...Work: The Elements of Moral Philosophy, in Three Books [from The Preceptor]http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/12797
http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/12797The law "is within us, ever present with us, ever active and incumbent on the Mind, and engraven on the Heart in the fair and large Signatures of Conscience, Natural Affection, Compassion, Gratitude, and universal Benevolence."Work: The Elements of Moral Philosophy, in Three Books [from The Preceptor]http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/12779
http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/12779"What ever brought him here, or took him hence / It was no mean, or common influence, / Of Heavens best mettal, that inform'd his soul, / And made all vertue, but a blubr'd scrol / Of his great mind."Work: Elegie Upon the Death of Leiutenent Colonel William Cleland. Who died at Dunkel, 21 of August, 1689," [from A Collection of Several Poems]http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/21025
http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/21025"As little would I agree with those Philosophers <i>Constant</i> mentioned, that the Mind resembles a Leaf of white Paper."Work: Dialogues Concerning Educationhttp://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/12605
http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/12605"We are told by Philosophers, of no small Note, that the Mind is, at first, a kind of Tabula rasa, or like a Piece of blank Paper, that it bears no original Inscriptions, when we come into the World,--that we owe all the Characters afterwards drawn upon it, to the Impressions made upon our Senses...Work: Dialogues Concerning Educationhttp://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/12603
http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/12603"Secondly, 'Tis just matter of wonder & astonishment that ever one spark of faith was kindled in such an heart as thine is; [end page 124] an heart which had no predisposition or inclination in the least to believe; yea, it was not <i>rasa tabula</i>, like clean paper, void of any impression of f...Work: Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of Scripture wherein believers are assisted in preparing their hearts, & exciting their affections and graces, when they draw nigh to God in that most awful & solemn ordinance of the Lord's Supper. By J. Flavel, Minister of Christ in Devonhttp://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/11727
http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/11727"Thus a Tempest at Sea is often an Emblem of Wrath"Work: An Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtuehttp://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/11496
http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/11496"Lest any understand what I have said a few Pages hence as if I wholly denied common Innate Principles, observe, That it is only actual Connate Knowledge that I deny, and in respect to which I say that the Soul is <i>rasa tabula</i>; but I confess a Natural Passive power for the knowing of them a...Work: The practical works of the late reverend and pious Mr. Richard Baxter, in four volumes. With a preface; giving some account of the author, and of this edition ... Together with alphabetical tables to each volume.http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/10545
http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/10545There are "connate Principles engraven in the humane Soul"Work: The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Naturehttp://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/9599
http://metaphors.iath.virginia.edu/metaphors/9599